Farmers across the state are apprehensive with soaring temperature in the past two weeks. Unusually, hot weather in winters may impact crops with wheat unlikely to germinate completely and mustard lacking oil content. Not able to recover from the Kharif crop loss, farmers sown large fields in hope of getting good harvest. However, by mid-January there is no flowering in mustard and wheat. "Situation is not at all looking good. Kharif season was bad because of untimely rain and now weather is not supportive for the Rabi crop too," said Nagendra Singh Khangarot, farmer from Ajmer. Farmers were happy with the early descending of winters this time and they hoped a good crop of wheat and mustered. "Both wheat and mustered required low temperature for a good quality and winters of Rajasthan are the best season to have a good crop in Rabi," said official of agriculture department. He added that crops like seasonal vegetables are also affected with high temperature. During the first week of January when the places like Churu remain coldest in the state having a minimum temperature on or below 0.0 degree Celsius, this year the minimum temperature of this district is on and above 5.0 degree Celsius. Since last fortnight the minimum temperature is rallying between 4 to 6 degree high than average. All hopes are now on the next 15 days with farmer's praying for winters to come in full force. Source - timesofindia.indiatimes.com